Traffic at the station was always light, and it closed to passenger service on May 3, 1926, along with the rest of the MER extension, though goods services continued until the docks closed in the 1970s. The Docklands area was heavily redeveloped in the 1980s, and most of the Docklands Light Railway between Island Gardens and South Quay reused the old MER route through the docks. Crossharbour DLR station is located very close to the site of Millwall Docks, although it is slightly to the south.